Runar Schildt

Swedish tv film based on "Galgmannen" play

An old officer and his maid spend an evening in an old manor house in Finland. The officer tells stories of his conquests and about a talisman that grants you great power but dooms your eternal soul if you possess it when you die.

Dreamy and somewhat awkward 15-year-old Erik experiences the first heartbreak of his life when he falls in love with his fun-loving classmate Betsy. Unexpectedly, Betsy invites him to be her date for the Epiphany dance. Erik's proud entrance to the dance with Betsy turns into humiliation as the evening progresses, when Betsy pushes him aside and completely forgets about him. In preparing for the Epiphany ball, Erik has squandered all his savings, so he can no longer dream of a microscope with 250x magnification.

Swedish tv film based on "Galgmannen" play

An old officer and his maid spend an evening in an old manor house in Finland. The officer tells stories of his conquests and about a talisman that grants you great power but dooms your eternal soul if you possess it when you die.

Dreamy and somewhat awkward 15-year-old Erik experiences the first heartbreak of his life when he falls in love with his fun-loving classmate Betsy. Unexpectedly, Betsy invites him to be her date for the Epiphany dance. Erik's proud entrance to the dance with Betsy turns into humiliation as the evening progresses, when Betsy pushes him aside and completely forgets about him. In preparing for the Epiphany ball, Erik has squandered all his savings, so he can no longer dream of a microscope with 250x magnification.